This is what my friends on the other side asked for — a clean bill. No partisan riders, no tricks, no things. And give it to us for a short period.

[Intelligence & Analysis] is a critical partner in the operations of many of the country's regional fusion centers… at the center of detecting threats from organized crime, threats to election security, and threats from domestic violence…

This is a little bit unusual. I have comments on my friend Wes Watkins, as well. I want to talk a little bit off the cuff about the man that my good friend and colleague Frank Lucas was talking about a few minutes ago. Wes Watkins liked to…

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton).

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), the distinguished ranking member of the Small Business Committee.

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley), who is a member of the Appropriations Committee.

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), the distinguished ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), who is the distinguished ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. {time} 1700

In that case, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 6 minutes remaining.

I advise my friend I am prepared to close whenever she is, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would understand that I am waiting for someone else who was coming, but I reserve the balance of my…

I would inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Connecticut has 7 minutes remaining.